By Prince Ufford
MATTHEW 5:14-16.
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
*1PETER 2:9-10.
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of Him who hath called you out of darkness into His marvellous light: which in time past were not a people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
# True light gave birth to you.
#True light brought you out of darkness.
#The light of righteousness favoured you and set you free from the dominion of darkness full of bondage and destruction.
*MATTHEW 6:19-23.
Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon the earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where the treasure is, there will your heart be also. The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness?
*JOHN1:4-5.
In Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
*Except we truly crucify the flesh and die to our ways, we will not be able to shine forth as light in the world of darkness.
*JOHN 8:12.
Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not work in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
*Recreated in Christ Jesus through the power of light when you heard the Gospel of truth. Truth carries power and light. Light shine in your heart Spiritually when you heard the word of God. Jesus said, I am the light. Can we speak like this?
*PSALM 145:11.
They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power. You cannot talk about what you have not experience. The power of God is the manifestation of His glory.
*2John 4. I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in the truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father. If we as children of light operate as light in this world, the world will be full of light. Understand that light associates with grace, because grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
*3John 3-4. For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth. I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. You are a citizen from the true light kingdom and you have by reasoning embrace Spiritually the light of righteousness.
*We ought to shine in truth by reason of character, conduct, behavior should be that of Christ Jesus. We are the light ambassadors of the kingdom, the world should follow us, not us following the world, the world should come to light that they may have light in them also. Apostle John said, he was happy to hear about the children walking in the light. How do the world see us? Do the world see God through us. What exactly do the world see? Are you the light, True light. Jesus declared I am the light of the world. What are we declaring?
*PHILIPPIANS 2:15.That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.
We are the chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people who are called out of darkness into His marvellous light. Arise as the true light in your heart that you may be able to shine naturally.
“ISAIAH 60:3. And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, Kings to the brightness of thy light. Meaning they will see the kingdom light shining through you, it will attract them to come.
*PSALM 36:9. For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light.
The world will come to the church, world will receive instructions, direction from the church, the world will have light to function with, the whole world will experience peace, joy and harmony because the church is showing good example to the world. If the church is operating with love it will spread out across the nations. Ye are the light of the world, a city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
*1PETER 2:11-12. Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul: Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Shine in the midst of darkness.
HOW CAN I SHINE IN THE MIDST OF DARKNESS.
*ISAIAH 6:1-5. In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple. Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord of hosts : the whole earth is full of His glory. And the post of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Then said I, Woe is me! For I am undone; because I am a man with unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the king, the LORD of hosts.
*Yearning for Him will drive you into His presence, then the nature, character will be form in us to be like Him. Born again christian should love righteousness rather than sin. For to be carnally minded is dead but to be Spiritually minded is life and peace.
*You are the temple of God, you are His dwelling place, real true light is the embodiment of His presence full of grace, the glory and His power. You are light because light dwells within you. If you go after righteousness you will manifest. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Because they that are in Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its affections and lusts.
*To shine naturally in the midst of darkness, you should be prepared to hold on with the truth continually. Walking in the consciousness that He is in you and you are in Him is the starting point of light manifestation.
* 2CORINTHIANS 4:6. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
*To shine as light is a decision. And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. Jesus Christ when He was here shines so bright.
Fundamental characteristic of the wicked is that they love darkness, the world finds pleasure in sin, but truly a born again citizen of the kingdom who is born of righteousness does not find pleasure in sin and immorality. Realise that you are Christ Jesus representative on earth, a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people who should shew forth as light of the kingdom. He has chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love.
Once more Jesus Christ addressed the crowd. He said: “I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me will not walk in dark, but will have the Light which is life.”
*Ecclesiastes 2:13.Then I saw that even[ human ] wisdom[ that brings sorrow] is better than[the pleasures of ] folly as far as light is better than darkness. Truly light is sweet. To shine as light in the world of darkness, there is a price you must pay. These are : discipline, dedication, commitment to walk in righteousness.
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